Leaders appointed, hiring underway at Google’s first Australian research hub
Google has begun hiring a team of Australian researchers for its new Sydney research hub, which aims to advance AI and use it to tackle important challenges for Australians and people around the world and partner with the local research community.
The new hub – Google Research Australia – is the first Google research facility in Australia and a key part of Google’s Digital Future Initiative – a $1 billion investment in local research, infrastructure and partnerships.
Dr Grace Chung, one of Google’s most experienced Australian engineers and research scientists, and Professor Peter Bartlett, an award-winning research scientist have been appointed to lead Google Research Australia.